Because the WWE continues to distance itself from Brock Lesnar, the wrestler has been faraway from the duvet artwork of the particular version of 2K’s upcoming WWE 2K24.
As noticed by wrestling reporter Andrew Ravens, who additionally posted a side-by-side of the unique cowl and the newest one, Lesnar was minimize from the promo artwork of the Forty Years of WrestleMania version of the sport. There’s now a bigger model of John Cena the place Lesnar was.
Brock Lesnar was faraway from the WrestleMania cowl of WWE 2K24. The primary photograph is the newest model. pic.twitter.com/UPv2JCFsJG
— Andrew Ravens l WrestlingNews.co (@Andrew_Ravens) February 6, 2024
It is unclear if Lesnar will probably be faraway from the sport altogether when it releases on March 8. A supply with information of the scenario, nevertheless, tells IGN that steps are being taken to replace the sport in accordance with latest developments surrounding Lesnar and his reported connection to a lawsuit in opposition to Vince McMahon and the WWE. IGN has reached out to 2K for remark.
Lesnar has already been faraway from 2K’s WWE Supercard cellular recreation. The developments come after the publication of the aforementioned bombshell lawsuit filed by former WWE worker Janel Grant, which comprises an extended checklist of disturbing allegations in opposition to McMahon, together with sexual assault and intercourse trafficking.
The lawsuit alleges, amongst different issues, that McMahon directed Grant to take specific images of herself for a WWE star that the corporate was attempting to re-sign, at that star’s request. The wrestler shouldn’t be named within the lawsuit, however the Wall Street Journal stories that Lesnar is the wrestler in query.
Lesnar was additionally reportedly set to be a participant in final month’s 2024 males’s Royal Rumble, however these plans modified after the report.
WWE 2K24 will probably be launched on Xbox Collection X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4/5, and PC on March 8.
Alex Stedman is a Senior Information Editor with IGN, overseeing leisure reporting. When she’s not writing or enhancing, yow will discover her studying fantasy novels or enjoying Dungeons & Dragons.